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The Twenty-Third of March
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On the twenty-third of March, my boys We hoisted our topsail Crying, “Heaven above protect us From the fierce and the icy gale.” We never was downhearted Nor let our courage fail But bore away up to Greenland For to catch the Greenland whale For to catch the Greenland whale And when we come to Greenland Where the bitter winds did blow We tacked about all in the north Among the frost and snow Our finger tops was frozen off And likewise our toe-nails As we crawled on the deck, my boys Looking out for the Greenland whale Looking out for the Greenland whale And when we come in the Davis Street Where the mountains flowed with snow We tacked about all in the north Till we heard the whalefish blow And when we catch this whale, brave boys Homeward we will steer We'll make them valleys ring, my boys A-drinking of strong beer We'll make them lofty ale-houses In London town to roar And when our money is all gone To Greenland go for more, brave boys To Greenland go for more
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